Discontinuous in the Arid Zone from Nerren Nerren Stn N to the Lyndon R., L. Auld to L. Disappointment, and Dovers Hills, W.A., and in the Tanami area near The Granites, N.T. Grows in red sand or sandy loam, in open scrub, low woodland or on spinifex ( Triodia spp., Plectracne spp.) plains, sometimes occurs around clay pans.